# Amino Acids: A Bright Synthetic Future - Trade News - News - Zhejiang Yaofi Bio-Tech Co.,Ltd

> A Chinese amino acid producer's trade article describes growing use of synthetic amino acids in pig and poultry diets. It cites FAO commentary and Research & Markets data showing poultry as the largest amino acid feed market, at 44% of global demand in 2020. The piece frames synthetic amino acids as a way to reduce soybean meal use.

- Date: 2022-05-19 · published 2022-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41725-amino-acids-a-bright-synthetic-future-trade-news-news-zhejiang-yaofi-bio-tech
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising synthetic amino acid use can partly substitute for soybean meal in formulations, which is a modest demand-side pressure on SBM over time. The article is general background with no new supply or price event.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: neutral

## Sources

- yaonutrition.com: https://www.yaonutrition.com/news/amino-acids-a-bright-synthetic-future-57237428.html

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